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Chekiang

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Che·kiang  (chkyäng, jgyäng)
See Zhejiang.

Chekiang [ˈtʃɛˈkjæŋ -kaɪˈæŋ]
n
(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhejiang


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In the Chekiang Province, under the Yuan dynasty (1206-1368) a government for weaving K''o-ssu was established at Hangchow.
In 1914, a ginkgo was found growing naturally in China's Chekiang province.
Colonel Doolittle and his crew were more fortunate; after bailing out, they were rescued by sympathetic Chinese and smuggled by river into Chekiang Province.
 
 
 
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